Lupe Fiasco “kendrick is not a top tier lyricist to me”

[Take It In Blood]

the only thing I'm gonna say is...

Black Friday was more lyrical than any track on Kendricks album

I don't understand why rappers leave the best stuff off their album or release hotter sh1t for free

 

[ALonelyDad]

Kendrick diss verse to lupe coming soon

Lupe would love that

 

[Jacaveli The Don]

Lupe is a hater for no fukking reason

 

[FreshAIG]

For all y'all "Lupe loves It Was Written more than Illmatic" people

 

[Zero]

Let's put it all on the table


What do you people specifically like about Kendrick Lamar other than "other people like him?"

 

[spliz]

Punchlines = top-tier lyricism?

nikkas OVERVALUE that shyt imo. Its annoying. And im a person who really appreciates when its done right.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

its just like when people say Lloyd Banks cant make good music but only punchliness....ok so what you saying? Maybe thats just not his lane to spit punchlines...

Biggie has plenty of punchlines and he's boring as fukk to me

Pac has no punchlines and he's in my top 2...Nas has some shytty punchlines and he's my favorite of all time...Jigga has so many punchlines and his music also bores me at times.

Lupe the most lyrical nikka alive but i can only listen to him like for a week every year...like an entire weeks worth of time spread out thru a year.

 

[ineedsleep212]

Lupe is a hater for no fukking reason

How is he a hater tho? He gave dude tons of props in the tweets. Giving your honest opinion makes you a hater now?

 

[spliz]

For all y'all "Lupe loves It Was Written more than Illmatic" people

Well he said it a million times before. Now he’s changing his mind.

 

[ZEB WALTON]

i see what he's saying but i would retort by asking, why would punchline and double-entendre be the be-all end-all of lyricism? i see them as just a tool (among MANY others) within the craft of song-writing (which is what lyricism really is. song-writing). Cube and Scarface had some very direct lyrics a lot of times but are some of the best lyricists to ever do it in my humble opinion. They used words and delivery to evoke emotion masterfully. not everyone has to rap the same way with using the same styles and arsenal. I guess the bigger question is, is "lyricism" strictly about showing off how clever and witty you are with words?

Very True. Same people say pac wasnt a lyricist because he didnt use these every line even tho he has probably the deepest songs in hip hop... so glad im out of that backpacker elitist phase

 

[Carrera Lu]

Lu still chirping about this dude and not dropping music

 

[ineedsleep212]

Punchlines = top-tier lyricism?

My guess is he probably sees it as Wordplay = top-tier lyricism. But like good wordplay lol.

 

[ECA]

Lupe don't got anything that rides harder than "Money Trees"

 

[JahFocus CS]

What do you people specifically like about Kendrick Lamar other than "other people like him?"

subject matter, flow, and story-telling ability

 

[Zero]

How is he a hater tho? He gave dude tons of props in the tweets. Giving your honest opinion makes you a hater now?

It's 2018....yes